Family heritage 11 January 2021
With heavy lifting at the core of its business, Lampson International developed its own Transi-Lift cranes to meet demand for lifting capacities up to 3,000USt. Simon Hastelow talks to director of PR and communications Kate Lampson.
Lampson International is a thirdgeneration heavy lift and heavy haul construction corporation founded in 1946 by Neil and Billie Jane Lampson, originally as a small crane and drayage company serving its local region and up and down the Columbia River. It wasn’t long before the company grew into one of the largest and most respected crane companies in the world.
“When my grandparents started this company, they anchored it to a rock-solid foundation of quality, trust and commitment to the customer. It was this type of trust and customer confidence, paired with innovative thinking that allowed our company to grow into the world leader it is today,” says Kate Lampson.
Continuous growth 11 January 2021
Morrow Equipment Company operates from 23 locations worldwide and maintains the largest fleet of tower cranes in North America. Simon Hastelow talks to Peter Juhren, president and chief operating officer, about the current US rental market.
Founded in 1968, the company came into being when John and Richard Morrow acquired their first tower crane and rented it to their father who owned Morrow Construction. At that time most US contractors were using mobile cranes, but Morrow Crane Company set out to convince the industry to try European manufactured tower cranes which took up less ground space and offered horizontal booms up to a height of 100 stories.